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Town Centres: Draft Supplementary Planning Guidance
Posted on: 21 February 2013
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The Mayor of London has issued for public consultation draft supplementary planning guidance on Town Centres. This provides guidance on the implementation of London Plan Policy 2.15 Town centres and its associated Annex, and of other policies in the Plan with specific reference to town centre development and management. It also provides guidance on Policy 2.16 Strategic Outer London Development Centres and their potential to be developed as business locations with distinct strengths of greater than sub regional importance. Comments are requested by 31 May 2013.
Drivers and challenges for climate compatible development
Posted on: 21 February 2013
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The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) has published a new Working Paper which sets out CDKN’s initial thinking on the drivers and challenges affecting climate compatible development policy processes, based largely on the programme’s own national and subnational-level experiences. The Working Paper considers some of the various drivers behind countries’ climate compatible development strategies and their incentives for engaging on this agenda. It also looks some of the challenges and disincentives to promoting climate compatible development reforms and considers some of the options for overcoming these.
Valuation of unregistered land
Posted on: 21 February 2013
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This research focuses on the issue of unregistered land in Kenya and much of East Africa and the resulting problems with valuation which uncertainty of title causes. It demonstrates the urgent need for an acceptable and practical method of valuing unregistered land in Kenya. The research’s main goal was to support vulnerable sections of Kenyan society and other African countries and even further afield, since this is largely uncharted territory; concentrating on the relationship between traditional customary rights, gender and asset values. Register on the RICS website to view report.
Civil Aviation Act 2012 impact assessments
Posted on: 21 February 2013
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These impact assessments concern government policies to modernise key elements of the civil aviation regulatory framework through the Civil Aviation Act 2012. There are 5 impact assessments which correspond to different areas of the Act.
Time to listen: hearing people on the receiving end of international aid. London, 15 January 2013
Posted on: 21 February 2013
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Humanitarian actors have long been concerned to ensure that the voices of affected populations are heard, and there has been a recent increase in initiatives designed to increase communication with, and accountability to, the recipients of international humanitarian assistance. Perhaps the most comprehensive attempt to date to understand the opinions and perspectives of disaster-affected populations has been undertaken by ALNAP Member CDA Collaborative Learning Projects. Between 2005 and 2009, CDA’s Listening Project held thousands of conversations with aid recipients, government and civil society representatives and aid workers in 20 aid receiving countries. The core themes that emerged from these conversations have now been collected in CDA’s new book Time to Listen: Hearing People on the Receiving End of International Aid. The ODI organised an event where the authors of the book outlined the main issues identified by the 6,000 people with whom they spoke: what works in humanitarian assistance, and what needs to change. The presentation was followed by an open discussion. Videos of the event are available online.
City of London Community Infrastructure Levy
Posted on: 20 February 2013
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The City of London’s planning authority has unveiled its proposed community infrastructure levy. A headline charge of £75 per m² (£6.97 per sq ft) is proposed for offices and retail development across the City, while riverside residential development could incur a fee of £150 per m² (£13.94 per sq ft) or £95 per m² (£8.83 per sq ft) elsewhere in the borough. Development used wholly for educational or health purposes would not incur a levy.
HomeLet Rental Index
Posted on: 20 February 2013
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HomeLet is the UK’s largest supplier of tenant referencing to the lettings industry. The HomeLet Rental Index shows agreed rental prices rather than prices that are advertised on property portals. The HomeLet Rental Index provides a wide range of information and a unique insight into the performance of the Private Rented Sector.
London’s Quality of Life Indicators 2012 Report
Posted on: 20 February 2013
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The London Sustainable Development Commission’s fourth Quality of Life Indicators report provides a snapshot of London’s quality of life and identifies the sustainability issues London faces. The indicator set encompasses 33 headline indicators across the environmental, social and economic spheres. It provides baseline data that will inform the Commission’s future work programme and advice to the Mayor.
Look! St Albans: Design Workshop Report
Posted on: 19 February 2013
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In St Albans the community, with a steering group supported by about 18 diverse organisations including the council, Chamber of Commerce, retailers, The Abbey and local civic society with the help of The Prince’s Foundation for Building Community are aiming to address design quality locally proactively. The final Design Worksop Report is available online.
Rights to light: A consultation paper
Posted on: 19 February 2013
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The Law Commission has laid out a number of proposals in its consultation in to rights to light, in a bid to bring greater clarity. The consultation paper considers the law relating to the entire life-cycle of a right to light, from creation to extinguishment. It makes several provisional proposals and requests consultees’ views on a number of other areas. Comments are requested by 18 May 2013.
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